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St. Louis Joins Wave Of Fast Food Strikes
09/05/2013 Comments Off on St. Louis Joins Wave Of Fast Food Strikes
By LAURA CLAWSON, Daily Kos Labor— May 8 and 9, fast food strikes have hit St. Louis, with workers at a Jimmy John‘s and a McDonald’s walking out Wednesday evening and workers at more restaurants Thursday morning. New York fast food workers staged a one-day strike on April 4. Chicago fast food and retail workers […]
Continue reading …No Just-Cause: In 49 Of 50 U.S. States You Can Be Fired For Any Reason
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By JAKE BLUMGART, AlterNet— Don’t get too comfy at your desk, your job might not be as secure as you think. Anecdotal reports from labor lawyers and a few polls show that most Americans believe their bosses must have a good reason to kick them to the curb. We labor under the illusion of what […]
Continue reading …Developing Nations’ Youth Employment: Informal, Underpaid, Unemployed
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ILO News– Two thirds of working age youth in some developing countries are either unemployed or trapped in low-quality jobs, according to the ILO Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013 report. In six of the ten countries surveyed, more than 60% of young people are either unemployed, working but in low quality, irregular, low wage jobs, often […]
Continue reading …US Airways Mechanics File For Election To Become Teamsters
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Mechanics and related workers filed for an election with the National Mediation Board (NMB) as part of their campaign to become Teamsters. “Because of the Teamsters’ solid, documented track record of excellent representation, the Teamsters Union is the best and most logical choice to represent us for the future as professionals in the airline industry,” Jim […]
Continue reading …Bizarre Boss Requests – 5 Ways To Say No And Not Get Fired
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By VICKIE ELMER— Bosses’ requests can be bizarre – and occasionally illegal. Take for example, the boss who asked a co-worker to spy on senior management. Or the one who asked to have her dog’s toenails clipped. Then there’s the one who asked a colleague to serve as a surrogate mother for his child. All […]
Continue reading …March Job Openings Hires Down, 3.1 Job Seekers For Every Job
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By ELISE GOULD, Economic Policy Institute— The March Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), released May 7, 2013, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows job openings fell slightly in March to 3.8 million, a decrease of 55,000 since February. While job openings are similar to where they were about five years ago as the economy was […]
Continue reading …Global Youth Employment Gains Wiped Out By Slow Economic Recovery
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ILO News– Despite some regional differences, the global youth unemployment rate continues to rise and is projected to reach 12.8% by 2018 – wiping out the gains made at the start of the economic recovery, according to the ILO’s Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013 report. Behind this worsening figure is an even more worrying picture, revealing […]
Continue reading …One-Fifth U.S. Workers Predict They Will Lose Their Jobs In 2013
07/05/2013 Comments Off on One-Fifth U.S. Workers Predict They Will Lose Their Jobs In 2013By ALYSSA BROWN, Gallup— Eighteen percent of U.S. workers say it is “very likely” or “fairly likely” they will lose their job or be laid off in the next year. That’s more than said so prior to the 2008 economic downturn, although similar to more recent years. At the same time, 35% say it is […]
Continue reading …A Smart Way To Prevent Migrant Worker Bonded Labor In India
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ILO News– Sunita Satnami was seven months pregnant when she and her husband, Ramesh Satnami, arrived in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to work in the brick kilns.With few job opportunities at home, they had left their village in the neighbouring state of Odisha after securing a 39,000 rupee (US$710) advance from their employer. […]
Continue reading …Largest Union Vote In NLRB History, Kaiser Employees Keep SEIU
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The California union election do-over in is over. Kaiser health care employees in California have voted in favor of retaining their current bargaining representative, SEIU-United Healthcare Workers-West (SEIU-UHW), rather than switching to rival National Union of Healthcare Workers-California Nurses Association, AFL-CIO (NUHW-CNA). The results were: SEIU-UHW, 18,844 votes; NUHW-CNA, 13,101 votes; neither, 334 votes; with 520 […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill